2024–25 OEHL season
2024–25 OEHL season | |
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League | Ontario Elite Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season October 5, 2024 – February 2, 2025 Playoffs February 2025 – March 2025 |
Number of teams | 11 |
Finals champions | OEHL Cup - McLean Cup - |
The 2024–25 OEHL season will be the second season of the Ontario Elite Hockey League. The league will play a 20-game regular season which will begin in October 2024 and conclude in February 2025. The post-season will begin in February 2025 and conclude in March 2025.
The winner of the OEHL Cup Championship will now be eligible to compete for the Allan Cup.
Off-season
[edit]Allan Cup
[edit]On May 8, 2024, the Ontario Elite Hockey League announced that OEHL member clubs are now eligible to compete for the Allan Cup, which is Canada's national senior hockey championship.
The "AA" champions will face off against the winners from the ACH in a best-of-three series for the OHA's Senior Hockey Championship.
The winning team will be declared Ontario's Senior Hockey champion and will represent Ontario at the Allan Cup Challenge Tournament.[1]
Expansion Strategy
[edit]On June 24, the OEHL and Allan Cup Hockey held discussions in Kincardine, Ontario that expansion of both leagues is a top priority over the next calendar year.
The OEHL is committed to keeping Senior "AA" hockey true to its roots in small town Ontario. The league will only consider expansion applicants from communities with a population of 20,000 or less.[2]
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "OEHL teams eligible to compete for prestigious Allan Cup". Saugeen Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "OEHL and ACH Announce Expansion Strategy for Senior Hockey in Ontario". OEHL. Retrieved 31 August 2024.